| Deposit ID | 10304642 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7740000001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Asmaradebara |
| Alternate or previous names | Debarwa Area |
| Geographic coordinates: | 38.75121, 15.00025 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ethiopia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Ethiopia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| (1) | 38.75121, 15.00025 |
|---|
| Thickness | 7M | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 400M | ||||||
| Width | 7M | ||||||
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Debarwa |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nippon Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 80 |
| Home office | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ethiopian Government |
| Interest | 20 |
| Home office | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1973 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7740000001 |
MINERALS YEARBOOK VOL. III AREA REPORTS INTERNATIONAL US DEP
OF INTERIER,1973,P1078 E/MJ,APRIL,1972,P177
MINSITRY OF MINES,POWER AND WATER RESOURCES LETTER DATED 21-
(PROVISIONL MILITARY GOVERMENT OFSOCIALIST ETHIOPIA)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE IS NOT IN OPERATION DUE TO POLITICAL REASONS. NIPPON MI PORTS TO REMOVE $50000000 WOURTH OF CONCENTRATE OVER A 8 YEA D. WHEN MINE IS IN FULL OPERATION A 40000 TON PER YEAR OUTPU PECTED (AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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